degrade

Example Sentences

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But accepting that “where they are” is a degraded information ecosystem designed to reward the worst impulses in human nature means admitting that there is no possibility of rebuilding something more substantive.

From Salon

For decades, many scientists and policymakers assumed these open areas were once forests that had been cleared or degraded by human activity.

From Science Daily

Reducing head count growth without visibly degrading service quality has become a strategic priority.

From Barron's

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said at the time that the goal was to “destroy or severely degrade Iran’s nuclear program.”

From MarketWatch

But time and again the poisonous isolation that absolute power imposes on its wielders blunted the edge of their insight and degraded the capacity of their societies.

From The Wall Street Journal